Manager-Material Planning

Trane Italia • Trenton, NJ

1d • Onsite

About The Position

As a world leader in creating comfortable, sustainable, and efficient climate solutions for buildings, homes and transportation, Trane Technologies is committed to putting the planet first. Sustainability is integral to their business, and they invite individuals who see impactful possibilities in global challenges to join them in building a sustainable world. The Materials Planning Manager leads a team responsible for planning and scheduling material deliveries from suppliers. This team monitors the flow of purchased items, ensures component availability to prevent material shortages and production downtime, and manages inventory levels to meet customer service and inventory targets.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree required.
• Experience in operations, inventory management, MRP and lean manufacturing processes.
• Experience with visual management systems.

Nice To Haves

• 5+ years planner/buyer manufacturing, operations experience.

Responsibilities

• Manages material planning activity to ensure timely delivery of material to support production operations.
• Serve as an escalation point with Material Planners when Planners are not able to resolve issues effectively.
• Ensure that Planning Team is trained and effectively utilizing tools.
• Ensure that Planning Team is utilizing Trane Standard Work.
• Champion Lean for Materials Planning functions.
• Plan for the development of the Planning Team.
• Drive developing the supply chain and build strong supplier relationships.
• Perform timely, cost-conscious procurement of production/inventory/MRO items.
• On-boarding of new selected suppliers relative to material planning.
• Ensure up-to-date part set ups are maintained, including ABC classification, planning methods, and other key inputs into the PFEP and planning processes.
• Ensure optimal inventory levels and safety stock are maintained for their parts.
• Coordinate with Quality Assurance to resolve quality issues with suppliers.
• Maintain proactive shortage identification and management - help flag root causes & corrective actions.
• Expedite deliveries to meet and exceed scheduled critical requirements.
• Maintain material plan to ensure continuity of supply.
• Coordinate with production planning for solutions when parts cannot be delivered as promised.
• Maintain and continuously evaluate supplier performance and escalate to Procurement when issues occur.
• Ensure resolution of invoicing discrepancies with suppliers and accounting.
• Interface with required functional groups to resolve challenging delivery requirements.
• Develop forecasts and replenishment plans to communicate to supply base.
• Review open requirements, monitoring vendor performance and expediting where necessary.
• Ensure that problems relating to delivery, quality or pricing are promptly conveyed to the supplier and resolved in a timely manner.
• Productivity: help identify and implement cost reduction/productivity projects to meet the corporate initiatives/goals.
• Maintain pipeline and financial records for reporting and tracking productivity.
• Travel up to 10%

Benefits

• Benefits kick in on DAY ONE for you and your family.
• Health insurance.
• Holistic wellness programs that include generous incentives.
• Family building benefits include fertility coverage.
• Adoption/surrogacy assistance.
• 401K match up to 6%, plus an additional 2% core contribution = up to 8% company contribution.
• Paid time off, including in support of volunteer and parental leave needs.
• Educational and training opportunities through company programs.
• Tuition assistance.
• Student debt support.
• Competitive compensation and comprehensive benefits and programs.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager